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nel has already left for the petroleum district of the lower Peace and 

 Athabasca region, to the future importance of which so much attention 

 has lately been drawn. Mr. T. C. "Weston will continue to collect in 

 the Cretaceous and Tertiary beds along the Eed Deer River, N. W. T. 



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THE SASKATCHEWAN INSTITUTE. 



We learn with pleasure that a new Literary, Historical and Scien- 

 tific Society has been started at Prince Albert, N.W.T., under the 

 above caption, " for the purpose of pursuing such literary studies as 

 may be deemed interesting and instructive; of prosecuting original 

 researches, within the District of Saskatchewan, of a historical and 

 scientific nature ; of collecting and preserving the early history, 

 mythology, and folklore of the local Indian tribes ; and of cultivating 

 and encouraging the study of the Natural History and resources of the 

 country." As stated in their circular, the Natural History and resources 

 of that section of the Territories are practically untouched, and ofier a 

 large field of work for the Institute. We wish the Institute every 

 success, and trust that it may grow rapidly, and succeed in the im- 

 portant work it has undertaken. 



SHORT INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLLECTORS AWAY 

 FROM HOME. 



Frequently inquiries are received from members who are about to 

 take a journey, as to the best way to collect specimens of insects and 

 plants. The following short instructions have therefore been drawn up 

 at the request of the Council : — - 



Insects — Moths, Butterflies and Dragonflies may be killed in tlie 

 ordinary "cyanide bottle" and then placed in three-cornered envelopes 

 made by taking small squares of paper and folding them across, almost 

 in the middle, so as to make a triangular form with one flap a little 

 smaller than the other, when the insect is placed between the two flaps, 

 the two edges of the lai-ger one are folded over the lesser, and the 

 specimen is then ready to have the date and locality written on it and 

 to be packed away, where it will not be disturbed. After a day or two the 



